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直言不讳

zhí yán bù huì

4-character word Traditional 直言不諱

What 直言不讳 means

1. to speak bluntly (idiom)
2. not to mince words

The characters in 直言不讳

• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 讳huìto avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior

Example sentences

• 公众终于对关于空气污染的意见直言不讳了。
  Public feeling against air pollution has at last become vocal.
• 终于，公众关于空气污染的意见成为直言不讳得。
  Zhōngyú, gōngzhòng guānyú kōngqìwūrǎn de yìjiàn chéngwéi zhíyánbùhuì de.
  Public feeling against air pollution has at last became vocal.